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Chemistry Glossary Definition of Roasting

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Definition: A process in metallurgy in which a sulfide ore is heated in air. The process may convert a metal sulfide to a metal oxide or to a free metal.

Example: Roasting ZnS may yield ZnO; roasting HgS may yield free Hg metal.

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